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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
appreciate
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From this reading Evidently she did not appreciate the full seriousness of Lewisham's mediocre position in the list.
arrangement
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From this reading The arrangement had not been effected without friction, the explanation had proved difficult.
astrachan-edged
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The arrangement had not been effected without friction, the explanation had proved difficult.
blankly
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
business-like
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
cheerfulness
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
Chelsea
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
Clapham
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Evidently she did not appreciate the full seriousness of Lewisham's mediocre position in the list.
difficult
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From this reading The arrangement had not been effected without friction, the explanation had proved difficult.
diminished
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
dressed
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Education
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effected
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From this reading The arrangement had not been effected without friction, the explanation had proved difficult.
electric
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Evidently
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explanation
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From this reading The arrangement had not been effected without friction, the explanation had proved difficult.
face
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
flickering
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
friction
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From this reading The arrangement had not been effected without friction, the explanation had proved difficult.
FRIENDS
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From this reading THE FRIENDS OF PROGRESS MEET.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
full
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From this reading Evidently she did not appreciate the full seriousness of Lewisham's mediocre position in the list.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The arrangement had not been effected without friction, the explanation had proved difficult.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
jacket
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
lady
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
Lewisham
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
Lewisham's
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Library
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
light
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
list
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From this reading Evidently she did not appreciate the full seriousness of Lewisham's mediocre position in the list.
marched
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
mediocre
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From this reading Evidently she did not appreciate the full seriousness of Lewisham's mediocre position in the list.
meditation
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From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
MEET
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From this reading THE FRIENDS OF PROGRESS MEET.
new
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From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
night
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From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The arrangement had not been effected without friction, the explanation had proved difficult.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FRIENDS OF PROGRESS MEET.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
pile
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
position
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From this reading Evidently she did not appreciate the full seriousness of Lewisham's mediocre position in the list.
PROGRESS
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From this reading THE FRIENDS OF PROGRESS MEET.
proved
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From this reading The arrangement had not been effected without friction, the explanation had proved difficult.
sat
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
saw
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From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
seriousness
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From this reading Evidently she did not appreciate the full seriousness of Lewisham's mediocre position in the list.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Evidently she did not appreciate the full seriousness of Lewisham's mediocre position in the list.
staring
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRIENDS OF PROGRESS MEET.
things
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
unseen
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The arrangement had not been effected without friction, the explanation had proved difficult.
world
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From this reading The night next but one after this meditation saw a new order in the world.
young
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From this reading A young lady dressed in an astrachan-edged jacket and with a face of diminished cheerfulness marched from Chelsea to Clapham alone, and Lewisham sat in the flickering electric light of the Education Library staring blankly over a business-like pile of books at unseen things.
